Essar Energy plc TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (1150H)

TIDMESSR

RNS Number : 1150H

Essar Energy plc

14 May 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Essar Energy plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X 
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   An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
   which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
   issued to which voting rights are attached 
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   An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
   economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                               Energy Bidco Holdings Limited 
  to the notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                              As above 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                             9 May 2014 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                               13 May 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                                    3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of              to the triggering        transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number       Number      Number        Number of voting           % of voting 
                  of           of          of shares     rights                     rights 
                  Shares       Voting 
                               Rights 
--------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------------- 
                                          Direct        Direct          Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
--------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------  ---------  -------  ---------- 
 Ord 5p          NIL          NIL         108,048,246   108,048,246                8.29 
                -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------  ---------  -------  ---------- 
 GB00B5SXPF57 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that may          rights 
                                   Period        be 
                                                 acquired if the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 108,048,246               8.29 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:          N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy      N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will    N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:            None 
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 14. Contact name:                      Sushil Baid 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          [phone] 
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